Description of Challenge:

Public Administration has always faced the challenge to provide quality services accessible to all those in need and in the most efficient way possible. Accordingly the State should be dedicated to the constant enhancement of public management in order to properly respond to the different demands from society. In the last few years, the optimization of dialog channels with society, the increase in the Government procedures transparence and rationalization of the public machine procedures have contributed to the governmental performance; despite such recent advancements, the search for better management of public resources appears as a permanent challenge to the government and society with the following opportunities standing out at this point.

Opportunities for Startups:

• » Public Management: New tools and methodologies for people and knowledge management; analytical and predictive management solutions for identification of health problems, traffic impediments, crimes or overload of use of water resources, energy or sewage and other society behaviors and events; applications and information technologies for creation and maintenance of Operational Control Centers (infrastructure, mass transport, disasters);
• » Internet and Information Technology: Solutions to make public services accessible by means of applications, methods and tools for the development of policies, programs and public actions with support and contribution by the population, optimization of management processes from the use of new digital technologies; information technologies for improvement of processes and services focused on systems and data integration, geo-referencing, cloud computing, big data and analytics;
• » Financial Management: Solutions to support the management and supervision of public utilities; solutions for optimization of governmental purchases aiming at a greater visibility, reduction of costs or waste.
• » Public servant networks and government-citizen interaction: New Technologies to provide interaction, learning and sharing of knowledge between public servants, institutions and communities; relationship and digital communication solutions aiming at a greater interaction between government and citizens.
• » Natural Resources: Solutions for sustainable use and savings of natural resources, including new energy sources, water supply, treatment and reuse of wastes;
• » Construction: Improvement in public management of approval of construction projects and licenses;
• » Solutions for optimization of use of physical space of public properties / real estate with full and efficient occupancy thereof.